Table 2 Prevalence of childhood anaemia by fixed covariates with effect coding used in model
From: “Childhood Anemia in India: an application of a Bayesian geo-additive model”
Factor | N (%) | P* | Effect coding |
|---|---|---|---|
Place of residence | < 0.001 | ||
Urban | 27,338 (55.2) | 1 | |
Rural | 92,770 (58.3) | -1R | |
Sex of the child | 0.644 | ||
Male | 62,486 (57.5) | 1 | |
Female | 57,622 (57.6) | -1R | |
Mother’s education | < 0.001 | ||
Primary | 17,845 (58.3) | 1 | |
Secondary | 50,460 (54.1) | 2 | |
Higher | 9467 (50.1) | 3 | |
No education | 42,336 (64.3) | -1R | |
Wealth index | < 0.001 | ||
Poor | 28,395 (57.6) | 1 | |
Middle | 23,422 (56.2) | 2 | |
Rich | 18,677 (53.9) | 3 | |
Richest | 14,804 (52.9) | 4 | |
Poorest | 34,810 (63.2) | -1R | |
Fever | < 0.001 | ||
Yes | 16,729 (60.9) | 1 | |
No | 103,295 (57.1) | -1R | |
Missing | 84 (52.8) | ||
Cough | 0.220 | ||
Yes | 13,887 (57.1) | 1 | |
No | 106,159 (57.6) | -1R | |
Missing | 62 (54.9) | ||
Child received vitamin A | > 0.001 | ||
Yes | 38,674 (58.1) | 1 | |
No | 80,003 (57.3) | -1R | |
Missing | 1431 (57.1) | ||
Stunting | < 0.001 | ||
Yes | 50,438 (62.7) | 1 | |
No | 64,015 (53.6) | -1R | |
Missing | 5655 (63.9) | ||
Underweight | < 0.001 | ||
Yes | 45,252 (63.7) | 1 | |
No | 69,201 (53.7) | -1R | |
Missing | 5655 (63.9) | ||
Wasting | < 0.001 | ||
Yes | 8814 (64.1) | 1 | |
No | 105,639 (56.8) | -1R | |
Missing | 5655 (63.9) | ||
Mother anaemic | < 0.001 | ||
Yes | 48,928 (67.8) | 1 | |
No | 70,787 (52.1) | -1R | |
Missing | 393 (58.1) | ||